METAR & TAF for Birmingham Airport
Live aviation weather for EGBB, decoded in plain English. Elevation 327ft, runways 15/33.
METAR EGBB 171250Z 33006KT 260V050 CAVOK 23/12 Q1017
Observed 16 min ago
Wind
330° (NNW) at 6kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Temperature
23°C / 12°C dew
Humidity
50%
QNH
1017 hPa
TAF EGBB 171054Z 1712/1812 05006KT CAVOK PROB30 1803/1806 9000
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 12:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 050° (NE) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Sat 03:00Z to Sat 06:00Z30% probableVFR
- Visibility 9 km
Sunrise
04:05Z
Sunset
20:22Z
Daylight
16h 16m
Pressure alt
215 ft
Density alt
1,226 ft
Can I fly from Birmingham Airport today?
Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.
Common questions
Does Birmingham Airport (EGBB) issue a METAR?
Yes. Birmingham Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.